ANNNNNNNNNND now it's the chapter you've all been waiting soveryimpatientlyforandimsorryittookmesolongtoupdate!! School is not being kind to me right now; have many assignments due but I'll do my best to have chapter 6 up next week. And because I'm putting all focus into this story, VAMP is on hiatus, but please check it out if you have the time. Innocence is going to be 10 chapters long, though I'll have a question for you guys by chapter 7 or 8. Something about this story :). Chapter 3 is officially the longest chapter so far.

Chapter 5: Truth or Dare

Hinata rocked back and forth on her feet. She glanced at Hidan, who was fidgeting a little next to her. He glanced at her and they both looked away, smiling a little. Hinata looked at him again, after she stopped rocking on her heels.

His left hand was twitching at his side – like he wanted to take hold of her hand – his bag slung over his right shoulder. He had the cutest smile gracing his lips, one that Hinata was tempted to brush her fingers over. She shook her head ashamedly at the thought. Her hand twitched as well, and she looked down at it before hesitantly reaching for his. She had only to brush her fingers over his palm in a feathery touch, and he closed his hand around hers.

They stared at each other for a moment, his gaze so piercing that Hinata had to look away, 's-s-sometimes I w-wish his eyes w-weren't s-s-so... b-brilliant.'

He tugged her toward his body, and she was forced to lean heavily against him. Her cheeks warmed, and when she turned her head to look up at him she caught the sound of his pounding heart in his chest. She pressed her left hand lightly against his ribs; his heartbeat increased.

'This is s-s-so s-sweet...' she couldn't help snuggling up against him more. His heartbeat increased again and Hinata couldn't help giggling. She deliberately rubbed her forehead against his chest, and in the process of doing she called more red to her cheeks.

"Hinata..." Hidan groaned, clutching her hand more tightly. She continued to giggled until he released her hand an wrapped his arm around her waist. This brought her more firmly against his sturdy form. Hinata had to take steady breaths and close her eyes, 'd-d-don't faint! D-don't... f-f-faint...'

She probably would have if she hadn't opened her eyes and spotted her bus coming around the corner. She almost sighed in relief. Her hands pressed to his chest, pushing away slightly. Hidan raised an eyebrow at her and waved to the bus.

"W-well t-this is my b-bus..."

Hinata had gotten out of Hidan's grasp and picked up her bag, but she was hesitant to leave. The bus came to a stop and the door opened, and before she even had a chance to think Hidan was holding her hand again, pulling her onto the bus. He dropped some coins in the coin holder and proceeded to the back. Hinata's eyes widened as she noticed that he had just paid for her too.

'D-does he e-e-even have enough t-to do t-that?!'

"H-Hidan!"

"What?" he asked innocently, sitting down next to her after she had taken a seat next to the window. He leaned closer, a smug smile on his face and she looked away, blush covering her cheeks after having just faded. The scene outside the window blurred as the bus began moving again and Hinata slowly turned her attention back to Hidan. He poked her cheek with his finger and laughed at her startled expression.

"Y-you didn't have to d-do that..."

His expression fell, since he knew what she meant, "yeah, well... it's nothing, seriously," and he looked away. Hinata reached around to his other cheek and made him look at her, "i-it's not 'nothing', Hidan! If y-you n-need me to s-supp -" she caught herself, her mouth hanging open a little. Instead of the wounded expression she thought he would take on, he looked at her strangely and raised one of his own hands to cover hers.

"Are you implying something by that, Hinata?"

She blushed furiously, unable to look away from those violet eyes. Those eyes of his were pleading with her almost, the words sounding in her head as if they had been spoken, 'please, break up with Sasuke. Break up with him, and come to me, seriously.'

Hinata could hear him saying that as he leaned closer, his hand tightening over hers. She released a shuddering breath and raised her other hand to push him back; he grabbed her wrist. She tried to scoot back but she was already against the window. His nose brushed against hers before he realized what he was doing.

He released her hands and coughed lightly before straightening and refusing to look at her, a tight expression on his features. Hinata patted his thigh and leaned against her hand, elbow resting on the small ledge of the window next to her. She watched as homes passed by, and calculated that her stop was about half an hour away still, and she sighed lightly.

'You know, you could take his advice,' a confident voice suggested in her head, 'listen to what his eyes said, break up with Sasuke. You're worth more than what Sasuke makes you. Hidan actually acts like he believes you are capable of taking care of yourself.'

Hinata blushed a little and shook her head slightly, trying to shake away the voice. There was suddenly a weight on her left shoulder and she looked to see that Hidan had fallen asleep, and in his sleep had slumped against her shoulder. She smiled down at his peaceful expression, then turned to stare back out the window.

Hinata was watching for the landmark for her bus stop now; it would be coming up at any moment. Hidan moved his head a little, unconsciously getting more comfortable against her shoulder. Hinata frowned, regretting that she would have to wake him up soon.

'Ah! There's the c-corner...' she reached over Hidan and hit the bell then patted Hidan's cheek, "Hidan? T-time to g-get up."

He mumbled something incoherent and she giggled, then bounced her shoulder lightly. He straightened immediately, his eyes mostly closed, a goofy smile on his lips.

"Ah'm uup."

Hinata giggled harder at his sleepy voice. His hair was bothering her; it had gotten mussed up while he slept. She ran her fingers through the silvery tendrils, slicking them back again. Hidan watched her with a red tinge to his cheeks.

As the bus rolled to a stop they both stood: Hinata taking hold of her bag and Hidan grabbing her hand. She slipped by him and led the way off the bus. While the bus drove away Hinata tugged Hidan along to her home complex, and decided that she would strike up idle conversation.

"S-so how w-was your d-day?"

"Not too bad. Teachers' kept on giving me hell about my uniform thought, seriously."

"W-why?"

"Just 'cause I don't like keeping my tie tight and my shirt buttoned."

Hinata glanced at his tie. Her fingers twitched and Hidan stopped walking to look at her, also making her stop. Her fingers twitched again, lavender orbs fixed on his tie.

'I... need t-to... fix...' she released his hand and reached out to grasp his tie. Startled, Hidan stumbled back and bumped into a tall fence. Hinata was oblivious as she moved closer, their bags lying forgotten on the ground. Her focus was his loose – and poorly tied – tie, and she fumbled with the fabric. After two minutes of fussing over the tie, she finally noticed that Hidan's cheeks were tinged with a bright red. She stopped tying the tie and tilted her head to one side, "w-what's w-w-wrong?"

Hinata decided at the moment that Hidan was irresistibly cute when he stuttered, "y-your f-f-f-fingernails... m-my ah, ch-ch-chest..." his words were followed by a deep breath.

Hinata looked at where her hands were resting, and her face turned twenty shades of red. She had unknowingly been trailing her fingers over the part of his chest that was exposed by his shirt. She quickly pulled her hand away and stepped back.

"A-ah! G-gomen..."

"Uh, it's nothing..." he muttered, looking away. Hinata stared at him for a while longer before turning around and picking up her bag. After Hidan retrieved his they continued walking down the sidewalk, neither one speaking to the other. Hinata was embarrassed that she had actually gone and done that to him.

'I-I c-can't give him anymore i-i-ideas. N-no false h-hope,' but even as she thought this she couldn't help looking at him and deciding that it would be nice if they could be together. He looked back at her, and she saw her thought reflected in his eyes.

--

Hidan released a small sigh when they arrived at her complex, 'damn.'

To his relief Hinata stopped and turned to him, smiling cutely, "well, t-thanks for c-c-coming with me but h-how are you going to g-get home?"

Hidan shrugged, "I'll call Kakuzu, seriously."

She tilted her head at him and he laughed. Before she could ask anything he said, "aw, c'mon Hinata, I'm not that helpless."

She blushed and looked down at the ground, shifting on her feet. Hidan let his bag drop and took a step toward her, 'maybe she won't mind...'

His hand slid over her waist and she jumped, looking up at him her pale eyes wide. She didn't pull away, which was nice, but considering her expression... she would mind. He pecked her on the cheek instead and she giggled a little. The sound made him smile and he moved away.

"I-I'll see you t-tomorrow!" she called, waving as she walked toward her house.

"See ya!" he called back, hefting his bag over his shoulder again and walked out of the complex. He heard the front door open and close, and then he was walking away. His thoughts were elsewhere as he walked; daydreaming. It was only when he reached the park and was attacked by little kids did he remember that he should have called Kakuzu half an hour ago.

"Dan-Dan!" a little girl with red ribbons in her hair exclaimed, clutching his pant leg. He couldn't help smiling down at all the children, all of whom were trying to hug him at the same time.

"Gee! Calm down, seriously! There's only one of me and, like, fifty of you!"

At last they settled down and began giggling. Hidan grinned and shook his head at them before pulling out his phone. He scrolled down the contacts list – too lazy to punch in the number and absentmindedly grabbing out at the kids. Hidan caught one by the arm and smiled at his protests, his thumb hitting the little green phone icon before he brought the phone to his ear. He released the boy and wrapped his arm around his tiny waist before the boy could get away.

"Hey, kid."

"Hey. Could you come get me?"

"Where you at?" Kakuzu asked from the other side. The little boy started laughing and the other kids did too. Hidan set him down before replying, "I'm at the park, in case all that laughing didn't tip you off, seriously."

There was silence until Kakuzu chuckled, "well, I can't come get you yet. I'll come in ten minutes or so. Hang tight till I get there."

Hidan released an exaggerated sigh as two of the kids locked their arms around his waist, "you're actually going to make me wait that long! Kakuzu! Do you have any freaking idea what could happen to me?! Why, I'll be brainwashed and acting like a five year old by tomorrow morning!"

Kakuzu's laughter was accompanied by the kids, the two around Hidan's waist refusing to let go.

"Yeah, yeah, sure. I'll see you in ten."

"Okay."

Hidan snapped the phone shut, slid it back in his pocket and shrugged off his bag. He proceeded to detach one of the boys from his waist and tossed him over his shoulder before reaching down for the other. He screeched in glee and took off before Hidan could grab him. After being attacked by the rest of the swarm, Hidan decided that he would set the boy down. He shooed the kids away and they ran off giggling, waving to him as he went.

He dragged his bag with him to a bench and sat down to wait. He rested an elbow on his knee, and placed his chin in his hand, closing his eyes. He heard his name and sat up straight before looking toward the entrance to the park. Kakuzu waved at him and Hidan leaned back, smiling. He grabbed his bag, shoved his right hand in his pocket and walked over to Kakuzu.

Hidan chatted with Kakuzu absentmindedly, dozing off several times. The last thing he remembered hearing was Kakuzu's chuckle.

'Wow, I really shouldn't have stayed up so freaking late last night...'

Hidan managed to wake up and stay awake long enough to get into his shady apartment, with its broken lights and working-too-hard air conditioner. After locking the door and leaning against it, his eyes closed, Hidan approached his bed. The apartment's only other two room were the bathroom and the kitchen. He stripped down to just his uniform pants and crawled into bed, taking out his earrings and setting them on the bedside table. He curled up in the blankets and tried to remember the last time he had gone to bed so early.

--

"Hi-ii-daa-aan. Time to get up, yeah."

Hidan groaned as Deidara continued to shake him, "five more minutes..."

Deidara laughed and grabbed Hidan by the shoulders, pulling him up, "no more minutes! Kakuzu and I have been waiting for ten already yeah! I had to come in and wake you up, and it took a damn long time to find that key too..."

Hidan sighed and lurched out of Deidara's grasp, walking over to the closet and pulling out a fresh uniform. He debated for a minute on whether or not he should change his pants, but shrugged and kept the ones he had slept in on. Deidara was staring off into space as Hidan wrestled with his shoes.

"You seriously had to find the key?"

Deidara nodded, heading for the door and scooping up Hidan's bag on the way. Hidan sighed again and rubbed at his eyes, then called, "one minute."

"Sure, just make it quick, yeah?"

Hidan nodded his head even though Deidara wasn't looking. He hurried into the bathroom and brushed his teeth, grabbing some different colored studs and sticking them in his ears. He snatched his famous black lip-ring – which he had forgotten to wear the day before – and got it in his lip with his tongue. His jacket came on as he grabbed his keys, phone and headed out the door, pausing momentarily to lock it.

Kakuzu gave him a look when he got in, Deidara handing him a piece of toast, "well, that took a while. Late night or too much sleep?"

"Too much sleep, seriously. I went to bed as soon as I walked in the door."

Deidara gaped at him before handing him a chocolate milk juice-box. Hidan nibbled on the toast and sipped the milk from a straw.

"Did you finish math?"

"Do I ever finish anything?"

"No, yeah."

"... you really need to stop saying 'yeah' after you say 'no', Deidara," Kakuzu commented, turning a corner. He glanced at Deidara while adjusting the rear view mirror, "call Itachi will you? I know he stayed up late last night working on a research paper."

"How do you know that, yeah?" Deidara asked, pulling out his phone. Hidan raised an eyebrow, 'either they're ignoring me, or they're just letting me eat in peace.'

"He called me a one-thirty to ask a question."

"And why were you still up, seriously?" Hidan demanded before popping the rest of the toast in his mouth. He stuck the straw in his mouth and sucked on it while waiting for Kakuzu's answer, "well, I had a few more things to do. Not due till next week, but might as well get it done if it's easy."

Deidara, who had finished talking to Itachi, chimed in, "Itachi's just leaving his house. I told him we'd be there in five minutes."

"Good, good..." Kakuzu muttered, turning onto Hinata's street. Hidan leaned around Kakuzu's chair so he could see out the windshield. His violet eyes flicked to Deidara, whom he could see was squinting.

"Hey... is that Hinata?"

Kakuzu looked too, "well damn, it is. She looks worried."

"Missed her bus probably."

"Two minutes till Itachi. Should I yell?"

"Yeah."

"Okay," Deidara pressed the button to roll down his window, "yo, Hinata!"

"Scoot," Kakuzu told Hidan. Hidan rolled his eyes and did. Hinata came trotting across the road and Deidara pulled his head back into the car. The door opened and Hinata hopped in, getting her seatbelt on as Kakuzu started off again. She glanced worriedly at her watch.

"Aw, don't worry 'bout the time, Hinata," Hidan placed his hand casually on top of hers, "we always get there around eight-thirty."

She relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief, leaning into the seat. She turned her hand over and grasped his, which made him smile, 'damn, I just know she wants me but... I don't think she wants to hurt Sasuke, seriously.'

Hidan frowned in his head, upset by that fact. The door to his left opened as Itachi scrambled in, muttering something about research papers being the bane of all high school life. This comment made the other passengers burst into laughter.

"W-what's y-y-your paper on, I-Itachi?"

"It's about the medieval times. I got the topic of Castles and Monarchy. It wasn't fun. I had to do tons of research on kings and queens and family lines and what not, and even had to call Kakuzu about that one castle in London. I believe it's the Tower of London. Not a very nice place, I'll have you know."

"S-sounds l-like a fun a-assignment," she commented, glancing down at Hidan's hand. He swayed from side to side, "well, anything would be fucking fun for you, seriously."

Hinata blushed and looked away, and Hidan couldn't believe how much he wished she was his.

--

"Well, I d-d-don't know..."

"Oh, come on, Hinata! It'll be fun! I've invited most of the people in your class, though Sasuke isn't going to come since Itachi's coming. Which is a real bummer, yeah."

"B-but I -"

"You don't need to wear anything nice," Deidara assured her. He was walking with her to the lockers, having found out that her locker was actually very close to his. He had her History text book in his arms, refusing to let her carry it, "we aren't going to be at a club or anything. It's gonna' be at Pein's mansion, 'cause I invited a horde of people, yeah," he leaned against the locker next to hers as she opened it, and passed her the text book.

"Just wear jeans and a t-shirt. Nothing fancy."

Hinata contemplated for a moment, pulling out her math text book, 'w-well, Deidara is n-nice. I g-guess I can g-go.'

In a sly voice Deidara purred, "Hidan will be there for sure, yeah."

This made Hinata blush furiously, "I-I'll go! J-just s-stop h-h-harassing me!"

Deidara laughed at this and trotted off down the hall, "don't forget, next week Wednesday, six P.M!"

"Hai!"

--

That Wednesday really did come dashing around quickly, hitting Hinata full force in the face. She had been catching rides with Kakuzu ever since last week's Tuesday. She and Hidan had effectively avoided getting into any situations with each other, which left Hinata disappointed more than once. And as per usual, after her disappoint came shame that she would be disappointed.

She sighed as she pulled on a pair of purple jeans and a lavender spaghetti-strap top. Over this she put a white trench coat. Satisfied with how she looked, Hinata skipped into the bathroom to fix her hair and place a delicate looking blue dragonfly clip in it. She brushed a strand of amethyst hair out of her face, before applying a touch of eyeshadow and a brush of bronzer. Gloss smoothed over her lips and after sticking the gloss in her white purse she headed down the stairs just as the doorbell rang. She smiled to herself, 'my t-timing j-just keeps getting b-better and b-better.'

Itachi was waiting at the door when she opened it.

"Hidan is already at the mansion. How Pein pays for it we'll never know, but he's never had a late bill. Anyway... you look... amazing."

Hinata blushed at the comment, and Itachi offered his arm. She smiled at him and took it, allowing him to lead her to the car after she said good-bye to her father. Neji, who was instructed to watch Hanabi and Kiba while their father was out, watched from the window.

When Hinata, Itachi and Kakuzu arrived, the party began.

--

"I say we play spin the bottle."

"I say we don't, yeah."

"Why?" Ino inquired, a pout coming to her features. Deidara wrinkled his nose, "too many guys. Not enough girls."

A lot of the guys nodded their heads in agreement, and Hinata burst into laughter. She and Hidan were sitting seven people from each other, and everyone had gathered in a circle. There were many faces that Hinata didn't recognize, but it was obvious that Deidara knew everyone that was in the circle. The birthday boy looked thoughtful and his eyes lit up, 'which m-must mean he h-has an idea.'

"Oh! We can play, truth or dare by spinning the bottle. Does that make you happy, Ino-pig chan?"

Ino laughed and nodded her head, "darn right it makes me happy. Now let's play."

Hinata was unlucky enough to have it land on her first. Her face slowly turned red and Deidara, who had spun it, looked thoughtful again.

"Truth or Dare, Hina-chan?" he asked in a cautious voice. She heard Ino and some other girls begin whispering, "dare, dare, dare," until Sakura elbowed Ino and shot the other girls a glare.

"Uh... d-dare."

A lot of the guys started "ooh-ing" and Deidara actually looked surprised.

"Aw, damn, Sasuke isn't here. Hm," Deidara's eye landed on Hidan and Hinata started blushing, "I got ti! Tease Hidan for five minutes using any method you can think of; but no kissing," he was about to continue when Sakura protested, "but Sasuke!"

"Well, it isn't my problem he didn't come. Anyway, Hidan isn't allowed to touch you, yeah. Now go line, in the hall or something... yeah."

"Deidara there is no way Hinata is doing that!" Sakura exclaimed. Ino pretended to slap her, "cool it, Forehead! It's a game! Besides she doesn't have to if she doesn't want to."

Everyone was currently busy arguing about Hinata and her fate, Hidan just staring blankly. Then, his expression changed to a cross between crazed and furious, "... what?"

The sound of his voice made everyone shut up. He was glaring at Deidara who stared fearfully back. He stood and started backing away, "there is not way in hell I'm letting that happen, seriously!"

He turned and started walking away, and this caused everyone else to start calling after him. Hinata scrambled to her feet, 'i-it's j-just a g-game! B-but maybe it will... h-help me figure out my f-feelings...'

"Uh, Hidan! Dan! Dan-Dan!" none of those names were working so she quickly thought of a new one, "uh, uh... DANNY!"

Hidan came to an abrupt stop and looked over his shoulder at her in shock while Sakura squeaked out, "Danny?!"

Hinata hurried to stand in front of him.

"Wah? No, Hinata, seriously, you don't have -"

She pressed a finger to his lips and in a barely audible voice whispered, "but I want to."

He blinked at her, "what?"

She grabbed his hand and dragged him into the dark hall while everyone but Sakura and a few of the older guests cheered her on.

"I'll yell when five minutes is up, yeah!" she heard Deidara shout. Some people laughed and then they continued playing the game.

Hinata pressed her back against the wall, pulling Hidan to stand in front of her. He braced a hand against the wall and protested, "Hinata, really... aw, shit..."

Her lips were pressed to his neck, and they were sticky from her gloss. How odd she felt, to be doing a dare like this, and with Hidan on less. She kissed up his neck and slowly along his jawline, testing herself. His head tilted to the right, his breathing slightly uneven. Hinata had to steady hers; this was all so new to her. She hadn't done something like this with Sasuke before.

Hinata smoothed her hands across Hidan's chest and his head fell forward against her shoulder. She took the chance to lick that sensitive spot of skin just behind the ear, making him shudder. She felt his fingers graze her waist before he remembered Deidara's rule, his hand dropping back to his side. Hinata glanced at his profile; his eyes were mostly closed. She nuzzled his ear with her nose, making him turn his head toward her. The light filtered through his eyes, making them very bright. His hand flexed against the wall.

She tugged him closer, close enough to feel his body heat radiate off his body. He straightened, his nose brushing over the top of her forehead. She rubbed her nose over his chest, earning a low growl from him. There was a burst of laughter from the other room, followed by a scream of protest from Ino, "NO! I don't want t—mmph!"

Her protest was muffled and more laughter followed. Hinata wrapped her arms around Hidan's chest, shoving her body against his roughly, making him grunt. He was staring down at her in interest but when she looked up her only focus was that elusive lip ring. She deliberated for a moment, then pressed a hand to the back of his head. She closed her lips gently over his lower lip, and sucked on it, turning the ring with her tongue. He took a step closer, and she knew that he was struggling to keep himself in check.

Hinata's tongue then swept over his lower lip, and the taste that settled there made Hinata want more. His taste reminded her of Berry Bush, but more sour. She loved it.

'You are so tempted to break the rules!' that inner voice that never left her alone giggled out, daring Hinata to go just a little bit further. She pulled away, amazed that Hidan had actually managed to keep his breathing steady.

"Five minutes is up!" Deidara suddenly called and as soon as he did Hinata found herself crushed between the wall and Hidan's sturdy form. Her arms wrapped tightly around his neck. He was kissing her hungrily, the lip ring forcing Hinata to open her mouth just a bit more. She felt Hidan's lips part, and immediately there was something delicious and smooth and large in her mouth. Her tongue brushed roughly against his as he slid it in and out of her mouth. When he pulled away she resisted gasping for breath.

"... guys?" came a cautious call, the voice much too close for Hinata's comfort. A mischievous look came across Hidan's features and he winked at Hinata before grabbing her hand and calling, "oops, gotta' go!"

He then took off down the hall with Hinata in tow, and she couldn't help laughing. He laughed too, looking over his shoulder. Hinata did as well, and saw that Naruto and Neji were having to hold Sakura back while Kisame was rolling around on the floor with laughter.

Around the corner Hidan and Hinata went, and he pulled her against his body with one arm to catch her lips again, this time kissing her more slowly and less desperately. He pulled away and muttered, "be careful, Hinata, seriously. You're going to make me crazy one day."

This made Hinata blush. Hidan then poked his head around the corner, took her hand again, and walked out, "just kidding," he said with a smile directed at Sakura. Hinata's pink haired friend looked relieved by this and when she and Hidan walked by Sakura snarled, "don't you ever scare me like that again, understand?"

Hidan released Hinata's hand and threw his hands up in surrender, "yeah, Pinky, I understand. Now cool it, seriously."

--

Hinata was sitting on a bench at an old bus terminus, impatiently waiting for Sasuke to arrive. She had decided that it was time for her to stop pretending and start being true to herself about who her love actually rested with. Besides, she sensed that she and Sasuke were drifting apart, and she wasn't the one who was causing the drift.

Sasuke came walking up a moment later, and the way he stood in front of her made it seem like he knew what this was all about.

"What is it, Hinata?"

Hinata stood shakily, and before she could stop herself she was crying, "S-Sasuke I-I'm sorry. B-but I-I don't want to e-e-end up h-hurting you s-s-so..." she had no idea how she managed to speak through her tears, and at the mere thought of saying the words that she had come to say she cried harder.

"I-I-I-I'm sorry b-b-but I'm b-b-b-breaking up with you," she managed to choke out. When she looked up at Sasuke through her tears, there was nothing but shock written on his face.

So how did you like that? A bunch of HidaHina for you and me skipping out on a lot of things. Oops. And Hinata wisely breaks up with Sasuke BUT!! How is he going to react!? Find out next chapter! See you then! Love you all, my reviewers!! (blows kisses)